Pilaster
Pilaster
ca. 1863 (made)
ca. 1863 (made)
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A sculptor, designer and painter, Alfred Stevens rejected contemporary distinctions between fine art and design. From 1850 to 1857 he was chief designer to Hoole & Co., Sheffield, where he produced award-winning designs for metalwork, majolica, terracotta ornaments and chimney-pieces. Perhaps his two greatest works were the decorations for the dining-room at Dorchester House, London (about 1856), for which he made countless drawings inspired by the Italian High Renaissance style, in particular the work of Michelangelo; and the monument to the Duke of Wellington for St Paul's Cathedral, London, which was completed after his death.
The two allegorical groups from this monument made a lasting impact on the New Sculpture movement.
This pilaster may relate to the work Stevens executed for Dorchester House, Park Lane.
The two allegorical groups from this monument made a lasting impact on the New Sculpture movement.
This pilaster may relate to the work Stevens executed for Dorchester House, Park Lane.
Object details
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| Title | Pilaster (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster modelled in low relief |
| Brief description | Pilaster, plaster, perhaps a work for Dorchester House, Park Lane, by Alfred Stevens, England, ca. 1863 |
| Physical description | Pilaster modelled in low relief with symmetrical arabesques of flowers and foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HS' (scratched into surface)
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| Object history | Bought from Hugh Stannus, 64 Larkhall Rise, Clapham, London, together with range of other objects by Stevens, for £35. This model was included in a large purchase of material by Stevens in the possession of Stannus, a former pupil of Stevens who wrote a monograph on the sculptor in 1891. This pilaster may relate to the work Stevens executed for Dorchester House, Park Lane |
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| Summary | A sculptor, designer and painter, Alfred Stevens rejected contemporary distinctions between fine art and design. From 1850 to 1857 he was chief designer to Hoole & Co., Sheffield, where he produced award-winning designs for metalwork, majolica, terracotta ornaments and chimney-pieces. Perhaps his two greatest works were the decorations for the dining-room at Dorchester House, London (about 1856), for which he made countless drawings inspired by the Italian High Renaissance style, in particular the work of Michelangelo; and the monument to the Duke of Wellington for St Paul's Cathedral, London, which was completed after his death. The two allegorical groups from this monument made a lasting impact on the New Sculpture movement. This pilaster may relate to the work Stevens executed for Dorchester House, Park Lane. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 961-1903 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2008 |
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